Meet Merry Seng Maran: Stanford’s 'first Kachin-Burmese American’ graduate

Meet Merry Seng Maran: Stanford’s 'first Kachin-Burmese American’ graduate

“I’ll be the first Kachin-Burmese American to graduate from Stanford,” Merry (M) Seng Maran ’25 M.A. ’25 said. “This moment is historic, not only for me but also for my community.” Seng Maran graduated with a major in political science and a masters degree in sociology. She has questioned identity and the idea of home for all of her life. “I’m used to being the first Kachin-Burmese student in almost every setting that I go to,” she said.  “One: …